Unit 0 Test Review

The step of the scientific method that involves making an educated guess about what will happen.

• experiment

• conclusion

• gather information

• question

• hypothesis

The step of the scientific method that involves determining your variables and steps needed to help you answer the question.

• question

• hypothesis

• data

• experiment

• gather information

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The step of the scientific method that involves thinking about what you want to know.

• experiment

• question

• hypothesis

• data

• gather information

The step of the scientific method that involves using the data gathered from your experiment to explain what happened.

• conclusion

• question

• hypothesis

• gather information

• data

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

The step of the scientific method that involves making observations and recording what you see happening in a table, chart, or graph.

• gather information

• data

• hypothesis

• conclusion

• experiment

The variable that you keep the same to ensure that your experiment is valid.

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• controlled variable

The variable that you are measuring in the experiment (this is where your quantitative data comes from).

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• controlled variable

The variable that you are testing in your experiment (the one that changes).

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• controlled variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Which step of the scientific method is this example-

Does the volume of water change when it freezes?

• question

• hypothesis

• experiment

• data

• conclusion

Which step of the scientific method is this example-

Using clear containers with measurement marks, I will compare the volume of a glass of water at room temperature with a glass of frozen water.

• question

• hypothesis

• experiment

• data

• conclusion